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Ret. FF Tommy "Pops" O'Shea. 41 years OTJ, longtime senior man of L 59. 2X medal winner and former member of the FDNY hockey "A" team. (y)

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If you know what's 2 doors down from here, that will be 5 Hail Mary's, 5 Glory Be's and 10 Our Father's. ;)

Yesterday- the City used something called "the barnacle" thru out Rockaway. Its like a tire boot, except it gets attached to the drivers windshield. The City could end the hydrant parking problem in a week if they actually wanted to.

Ret. BC Herb Perciavalle B-19 FF E-63, LT E-93, Capt. E-43 Appt. 1959, Ret. 2000 41 years

Lt. Ciampo's tower ladder book is excellent.

The main problem with an exterior line is air movement or "entrainment". That moves heat and everything else IN to the building instead of out of it. The reason a nozzleman is taught to whip the line around is so that he creates forward air movement, ideally out a window that has been vented...

No one was rescued. They self evacuated. OV had to scramble to get into the bucket, over taken by extending fire. The old opposing lines theory is not totally correct. An exterior line can certainly be used. It must be coordinated with the interior units. If FDNY Engine Ops are followed...

Ret. Fr. Frank Munafo E 249 1969-1999 https://marineparkfh.com/tribute/details/4228/Frank-Munafo/condolences.html#content-start

That article is just more cheerleading for CP by WABC. No mention of the various Vision Zero inititives that are choking traffic all over the place. Bus lanes, lanes removed, giant median pedestrian plazas, high curbs, etc. That alone is the reason times are up. Traffic has been purposely...

Capt. Shields L 42 might be the league leader in medals among active members. He has been awarded several over the years.

Tragic. The video of this attack has touched a nerve with many people in Germany, for a very different reason. It shows the officer immediately subduing the victim of the initial knife attack, an actual German. The Afghan killer stabs the officer from behind while he is pinning the victim...

Just viral thoughtlessness. One guy hears it and repeats it. Never puts a little thought into what he is saying. Thankfully the general public can’t hear the house watch call out tickets over the PA. 😉

Two Atlantic Avenue's in one boro?

Ret. FF Patrick Herlihy L 59 USMC https://www.mchoulfuneralhome.com/book-of-memories/5433252/Herlihy-Patrick/index.php